Goldman Sachs will launch a custodian service for digital assets

The American investment bank Goldman Sachs sent a request for information (RFI) on the issuesstorage of digital assets. A Coindesk source at Goldman Sachs said the bank's digital asset custody plans "will soon become apparent."

Goldman Sachs' request to hold digital assets was sent to at least one well-known crypto custodian service at the end of 2020.

“Like JPMorgan, we sent an RFI on digital custodian issues. We study digital storage extensively and decide what to do next. "A source at Goldman said.

According to The Block, an RFI on the custody of cryptocurrencies was issued by JPMorgan in October 2020.

A Goldman source said the bank's initiativedigital asset space is "part of a broader digital strategy," citing a recent letter from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). In a letter dated January 4, the regulator said that banks can run nodes and use stablecoins for “permissible payment transactions.”

Crypto custody service this weekAnchorage of San Francisco has received a national bank license from the OCC. Anchorage President Diogo Monica said in an interview that regulatory approval will help attract large institutional players to the cryptocurrency market.

When asked about the prospects for JPMorgan, Goldman and Citi - three large American banks that previously had an interest in cryptocurrency storage, Monica replied:

"We are negotiating with all of them."

Earlier Goldman announced its plans to provide the services of a primary broker on the crypto market. However, an insider at Goldman said the bank was only considering custody.

“Anchorage, BitGo and Coinbase have some pretty ambitious plans for brokerage in the cryptocurrency market. We don't want to duplicate them "A source at Goldman said.

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